dhs class of '73
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1973 U.S. Statistics
•President: Richard M. Nixon•Vice-President: Spiro T. Agnew•Population: 211,908,788•Life Expectancy: 71.4 years•Median Household Income: $10,512•Inflation Rate: 6.16%•Year end Dow Jones Industrial Average: 850•Average cost of a new house: $32,500•Average Monthly Rent: $175•Gas per gallon: 40 cents•Average cost of a new car: $2,822•Movie Ticket: $1.50•Federal Minimum wage: $1.60
Sports in 1973American footballO.J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.
Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins won 14-7 over the Washington Redskins to complete the only unbeaten NFL season
BaseballJanuary 18 – Orlando Cepeda signs with the Boston Red Sox, making him the first player signed by a team specifically to be a designated hitter.
The American League uses the designated hitter rule for the first time. Ron Blomberg is the first player to bat as a DH.World Series – Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 3 over the New York Mets
BasketballNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship –UCLA wins 87-66 over Memphis State. Bill Walton of UCLA scored 44 points in the Championship game.
NBA Finals –New York Knicks won 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers
1973 ABA Finals –Indiana Pacers defeat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
GolfMen's professional
Masters Tournament - Tommy AaronU.S. Open - Johnny MillerBritish Open - Tom WeiskopfPGA Championship - Jack NicklausPGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $308,362
Ryder Cup - United States won 19-13 over Britain & Ireland in team golf.
Pop Culture in 1973Elvis Presley’s “Aloha from Hawaii” television specialis seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers!
Popular Films in 1973
- The Exorcist- The Sting
- American Graffiti- Papillon
- The Way We Were- Magnum Force
- Robin Hood- Last Tango in Paris
- Paper Moon- Live and Let Die
Top Songs from 1973
1. Killing Me Softly With His Song, Roberta Flack2. You’re So Vain, Carly Simon3. Touch Me in the Morning, Diana Ross4. Sing, Carpenters5. You are the Sunshine of my Life, Stevie Wonder6. Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight & The Pips7. Daniel, Elton John8. Papa was a Rolling Stone, Temptations9. My Love, Paul McCartney & Wings10. Yesterday Once More, Carpenters
The Junior Class of
Drumright High School
request the pleasure of
your company at the
Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom
on Friday, May eighteenth
nineteen hundred and seventy-three
at seven o’clock in the evening
Drumright Elementary School
R.S.V.P.